The State on Friday registered 262 new Covid-19 cases in 26 districts and the State pool, taking the total tally to 13,26,383.
Among e newly- infected were47 children in the age group of 0 to 18 years.
Notably, the State had recorded 355 Covid cases on Thursday.
Out of the new cases, 153 were from quarantine and 109 local contacts.
Sundargarh district reported the maximum 53 new cases followed by Khordha with 50, Balangir 17, Sambalpur 16, Cuttack 15, Gajapati 11, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur and Mayurbhanj nine each, Boudh and Puri seven each, Nayagarh and Nuapada six each, Bargarh, Jharsuguda and Jajpur five each,Deogarh four, Bhadrak three , Koraput and Rayagada two each, Kalahandi, Ganjam and Subarnapur one each.
Besides, 13 cases were reported from the State pool.
The active cases numbered 1,987.